For more than 35 years, family-owned and operated Essco Distributors has supplied pest management and arborist businesses with the materials they need, backed by on-site repairs and customized spraying rigs. Its 20,000-square-foot distributor center and multiple locations allow Essco to keep a broad range of products ready for shipment shortly after an order.
Plant Health Care Systems LLCFounded by certified arborist and longtime plant-health-care operator Bob Houser, Plant Health Care Systems LLC builds workflow-focused spray trucks and tools for PHC technicians. The Jonestown, Pennsylvania company grew from Houser’s experience operating more than 20 spray vehicles and now makes APEX equipment alongside tools such as the IPM Caddie and EZ-Ject soil injector. It also supports spray equipment in the field with maintenance, repairs, and replacement parts, including genuine UDOR components as an authorized dealer.MANHEIM, PA
JT Eaton & Co., IncFounded in 1932 as Jasper T. Eaton’s mail-order house for professional pest-control products, JT Eaton & Co. now manufactures and distributes pest-management products for professionals and consumers. The family-run company is known for pioneering the paraffin bait block in 1962 and the modern glue board in 1979, while continuing to develop products with integrated pest management and environmental impact in mind.TWINSBURG, OH
Entech SystemsSince 1977, Entech Systems has supplied food plants and pest-control operators with fogging insecticides, fogging equipment, and installed automatic fogging systems. The Kenner company also manufactures and installs grain-protection equipment, pairing its systems with insect growth regulators and other treatments for stored commodities. Entech sells directly to customers and provides ongoing service and equipment warranties for its automatic systems.MIDLAND, PA
Melvin Weaver & SonsFounded in 1975 from a Lancaster farmer’s need for dependable crop inputs, family-owned Melvin Weaver & Sons supplies crop protection and nutrition products while helping growers and independent retailers make sound agronomic decisions. The company has grown from Melvin Weaver’s first trailer warehouse into a Lancaster County distribution operation with 100,000 square feet of warehouse space and 250,000 gallons of bulk chemical storage. Now operated by the Weaver family’s second generation, it serves customers throughout the northeastern United States and develops the PowerAG line of micronutrients and adjuvants.LANCASTER, PA